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Sakhalin exception: the Russian energy Japan can't quit
Sakhalin exception: the Russian energy Japan can't quit
Business and Economy
by  AFP

This year's Group of Seven president Japan has joined the bloc's condemnation of Russia's Ukraine invasion, imposing sanctions and agreeing on an oil price cap, with one exception: Moscow's Sakhalin energy projects. Several eastern European countries have secured exemptions to the bloc's oil ban and price cap, but as this year's G7 president, Japan's Sakhalin exception stands out.

Japan's 2022 trade deficit hits record on energy costs
Japan's 2022 trade deficit hits record on energy costs
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Japan logged its largest ever annual trade deficit last year, with the soaring price of energy and raw materials compounded by the dramatic fall of the yen. Driven down by the gap in monetary policy between Japan and other countries, the weaker yen inflated profits for exporters but ramped up the price of imports like energy.

Microsoft to axe 10,000 jobs as tech gloom deepens
Microsoft to axe 10,000 jobs as tech gloom deepens
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Microsoft on Wednesday said it would lay off 10,000 employees in the coming months as the economic downturn continues to punish US tech giants. The wave of firings in the tech sector have been rewarded by the stock market that had grown increasingly concerned about overspending by the US tech giants.